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Budget & Finance Committee: votes at a glance — reappraisal plan, hospital funding and several settlements
Summary
The Metro Nashville Budget & Finance Committee approved a county reappraisal plan, a $10 million supplemental for Nashville General Hospital and a series of settlements and interagency agreements. Several routine consent items passed; a CSX bridge engineering agreement and a Department of Law code amendment were deferred.
The Budget & Finance Committee moved multiple measures during its session, including routine consent items and several individual resolutions. Below are the key votes and short descriptions from the committee meeting.
Reappraisal plan approved: The committee approved RS 2025-11-106, the Metropolitan Assessor of Property’s plan for the 2028 reappraisal and a memorandum of understanding with the Tennessee Division of Property Assessments. Vote: 8–0 in committee.
Hospital supplemental appropriation: RS 2025-11-109, an appropriation of $10,000,000 for the benefit of the Metropolitan Hospital Authority (Nashville General), passed in committee. Finance staff said the funding will help the hospital maintain operations through June 30, 2025, cover cash-flow needs, and pay for outside financial consulting; vote recorded in committee as 9 in favor, 1 against.
Settlements approved (selected): - Joseph Webb: RS 2025-11-110 — settlement of $890,813.26 (see separate article for details). Committee vote: 8 in favor, 0 against, 1 abstention. - Jennifer Parker: RS 2025-11-115 — settle claim for $175,000 to be paid from the judgment and losses fund. Legal staff said the case involved a malicious prosecution civil claim that followed a halted criminal prosecution; the committee approved the settlement. - McDonald’s property damage claim: RS 2025-11-125 — settle for $28,290.57 from the self-insured liability fund; committee approved 9–0. - David Hill: RS 2025-11-127 — settlement for $100,000; breakdown $47,786 from judgment and losses fund and $52,214 from Department of Water and Sewerage Services; committee approved.
Interagency agreements and public safety procurements: - RS 2025-11-117 — a memorandum of understanding with the ATF to develop a crime-gun intelligence-driven strategy (Metro Police/ATF). Staff said ATF overtime reimbursement is contingent on federal funding and would be in a separate agreement; committee approved 9–0. - RS 2025-11-118 — cooperative purchase and master agreement for public-safety unmanned vehicle systems (CBRNE robot and related equipment for Metro Police). Committee approved 9–0.
Deferred items and deferrals: - CSX bridge preliminary engineering agreement (RS 2025-11-123) — committee approved a one-meeting deferral to allow planning commission review. - A resolution requesting procurement of licensed plate readers (RS 2025-11-129) — sponsors indicated intent to withdraw; the committee adopted an indefinite deferral. - BO 2025-57770 (amend Chapter 2.4 — Department of Law) — amendment considered and deferred one meeting for sponsor/legal reconciliation (see separate article).
Consent agenda: The committee approved an extensive consent agenda of grants, sole-source amendments, cooperative purchasing, and two bills on second reading. Multiple resolutions and appropriations for nonprofit grants, library special collections and park improvements were approved on consent.
Votes recorded in committee do not necessarily represent final council action; some matters (ordinances on second reading, larger appropriations or those requiring full council approval) will advance according to council rules.
